muinichill

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• muinchill
• muilchinn (Harris, Uist, Barra, Argyll, Southwest Perthshire)
• muilcheann (Skye, Sutherland, Easter Ross, West Inverness-shire)
• muilchdinn (Wester Ross)
• muilchill (Strathspey)
• muilchear (Perthshire, Deeside)
• muille (Arran)

Etymology

From Old Irish muinchille, from Vulgar Latin *manicella, a diminutive of Latin manica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmunuçɪʎ/

Noun

muinichill m (genitive singular muinichill, plural muinichillean)

1. (Lewis, East Inverness-shire) sleeve (of garment)

Usage notes

• This is the "standard", etymologically correct form of the word, but in most dialects the word underwent metathesis.